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| Previous Episodes September 18 (Tadhana) September 18 (Galang) September 25 (Tadhana) September 25 (Galang) |
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In another bid for $1 million, ten of the game's greatest players are taking on their greatest challenge: their loved ones! Who will outwit, outplay, and outlast the others? 39 days, 20 people... ONE SURVIVOR! Recaps by Chico Alexander & Chris Wolvie, GSNN
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In Chaos Tadhana Tribe September 25 |
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CLICK HERE TO SEE THE GOINGS ON AT THE GALANG TRIBE NIGHT 3 - REDEMPTION ISLAND: TWO VETS GET
A ROOKIE DAY 4: SOMETHING'S FISHY... And, to top it all off,...TREE-MAIL!
Huh...used to be just two or three representatives go...but now all eight Tadhanas get to see if their banished compadre can hang on to her chances. John thinks this will be tough on everyone...as, one way or another, one "loved one" goes home for good after the... REDEMPTION DUEL: OPERATION
BALANCE BUILD Uncle Jeff calls in Galang and then Tadhana...and Gervase sees the result of his cockiness yesterday. The girls of Galang are happy that THEIR Loved Ones are safe and sound. Ladies and gentlemen (and the rest of you), this duel is scheduled for one fall! Entering the Arena first, from Indianapolis, weighing 235 pounds (all of it heart), America's Choice, RUPERT BONEHAM! His opponents...first, from Washington, in her third Survivor and hopefully first NOT in 13th place, CANDICE WOODCOCK CODY! And their opponent, From Tar Heel Country, niece of the only original Survivor in the game, MARISSA PETERSON! After Marissa spouts out at her ex-Tribe, Uncle Jeff introduces a twist: just like after the first vote on the beach three days before, the loved one of the one last voted off can switch off with the RI occupant and take part in the Duel, knowing that to lose means their loved one continues and they are sent home packing. Gervase tells Marissa, "Handle yer biz". OK, to the Duel, which is a throwback to an old One World Challenge. Duelists take a spool, grab it with tongs and maneuver it through a vertical metal maze before placing it on a small pedastal connected to the maze. The whole maze is on a spring; a touch can make it wobble, a jolt can make the stack of spools being built tumble. First two to build up all ten spools on top of each other on the pedastal and have it steady for three ticks stay in the game and keep Redemption alive. The other...will be the first to leave Survivor: Blood vs. Water. Oh...and one more thing: the FIRST to finish gets to decide who gets a clue to the hidden Individual Immunity Idol (or "3I" as I like to call it). It doesn't have to be one in your ex-Tribe. Hell, it doesn't even have to be your loved one! "Survivors, ready....GO!!" All three get their first spool through quickly...but Rubert bangs all over the place and, as such, the spool falls off right away. As such, the girls pull ahead. Things calm down as all three take a quick but careful route through the maze over and over. The towers sway...but probably more due to wind than jostling by the Duelists. Rupert took great care in lining his spools up at first...but now the stack of eight seems lopsided. The wind picks up, making Rupert nervous. He's one behind Candice and one ahead of Marissa. As Candice goes back for her last one...TIMBER! Rupert's stack crashes down! Laura B. is sad. Meanwhile, Candice goes slowly...and steadily...and stacks the last spool on top...and slowly removes the tongs...and, with a "1...2...3!" by Uncle Jeff, CANDICE STAYS ALIVE! AND she gets to decide who gets the 3I clue! Marissa is on her ninth...but she can now be methodical and extra-careful because Rupert has to start over from near-scratch. He's about up to his fifth as Marissa goes back for her last. As she puts it through and places it, Gervase tells her to lift her elbows to keep the last one steady. She pulls back..."3...2...1..." MARISSA STAYS ALIVE! Rupert spent a grand total of one hundred days in the game during his first three attempts at the million...but his fourth attempt crashed and burned after only FOUR days. And, what's more, this time he did it in front of his loving wife. Laura B. rushes down to hug and kiss her hubby, who whispers, "You'll be fine" at her. But...no regrets for taking Laura's place that first day. He loves the game...but he loves his wife more. His Buff(TM) goes in the urn, his torch remains unlit, and the troubled-teen mentor saunters back to Indy, leaving his wife to carry on for him. OK, last bit of business: who gets the 3I clue? Candice chooses...hubby John, of course. John is SO relieved; he had felt guilty ever since he DIDN'T take Candice's place three days ago...but, now that he has a clue to staying alive a little longer in this game, the remorse is past. AFTERNOON 4 : JOHN IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT Everyone's glad for John that her wife won the Duel...but they're NOT so glad that a POed Marissa has stayed. Then again, what John REALLY wants is for Candice to win every Duel and get Redeemed...so sending weak Duelists is the plan right now for him. The Four and a Half Men Alliance meet at the watering hole and discuss the added twist of Duelist swapping and who would be the one most likely TO swap. Vytas think it's Tyson if Rachel gets voted...so they SHOULD vote her out next so that he DOES switch and make Galang weaker because of it. But...that goes against John's strategy to keep Candice around (though he keeps that to himself). Bottom line for Brad, though, is that John finds the 3I and keep their Alliance strong even post-Merge. Speaking of clues, here's John's:.
So...it's near a tree between Camp Tadhana and the watering hole, eh? He has an idea...but he decides to keep it a secret from the 4.5MA for now... (Night 4 and Day 5 are all about Ol' King Coulson up to his usual crap so...I'll let Chico deal with it. On to...) DAY 6 - REWARD/IMMUNITY CHALLENGE:
IN THE BARREL Three Tribe members will be tied to each other and will roll another Tribe member in a barrel to criss-crossing flagpoles. At said flagpoles, said barrelled member (after fighting off the dizziness) must undo a knot to release a bag of balls before heading back inside to be rolled again. Once all balls are released, the remaining members of each Tribe must roll said balls into six targets on a board. First to plug all six holes gets Mr. Ugly and is safe from Tribal tonight. ALSO, said winners get a plethora of fishing gear including net and live bait...in case the Hawai'ian Sling ain't doing it for ya. Galang sits Kat out of this mess and everyone strategizes. and prepares. Galang's pushers are Tyson, Aras, and Monica and they will push Laura M.; Tadhana's Vytas, Brad and John will push Katie. All others have ball-rolling duty. "Survivors, ready....GO!!" Laura M. is first to the first flagpole, but Katie is not too far behind. The lead is lengthed at the second flagpole, and even moreso at the third. How EITHER girl ain't hurling by this point is beyond me. The lead is lost, however, at the fourth pole as both girls grab theirs at just about the same time (Katie a half-a-second ahead). They roll the barrels to the final cradle and Katie gets out first...as Galang has issues lining the barrel up properly. Now it's up to Hayden to hold the lead that they couldn't hold last time. After tossing all six balls, one land in the upper-left hole. As Gervase steps up for Galang, Hayden gets one in the upper-middle. But Gervase knocks one off the back and into Galang's upper-middle hole. Hayden...middle-right. Gervase...middle-right. Gervase...ricochet's off middle-right and into the upper-righ. All tied up at 3. Hayden...JUST misses upper-right. Gervase...upper-left to put Galang in the lead. Hayden...ties it up by getting middle-left. Gervase, like the Philly Eagles jersey he wears, tosses carefully and hits the middle-left. The head-pin hole is all that's left...and he NAILS it! GALANG WINS IMMUNITY AND REWARD! UGH! Once again, the rookies squander a lead. Once again the vets walk away with Mr. Ugly and the fishing gear. And, once again, Tadhana have to see which of Galang's Loved Ones has to go to Redemption Island. AFTERNOON 6: WHO'S NEXT? The 4.5MA meet and many still think Rachel should go because Tyson will swap with her come the Duel. John tries to talk them out of it but the guys say that Tyson will at LEAST be dismayed even if he DOESN'T swap so...good for the Tribe as a whole. Vytas starts to think John has more allegiance to Rachel than to their Alliance. The men tell Katie and Ciera to vote for Rachel...and that they're telling Rachel to vote for Ciera. Ciera doesn't like that idea and tells Katie that she's concerned that John will save Rachel with the 3I, meaning CIERA is out. So...they decide they want the Alliance to vote for JOHN and just flush OUT the Idol (which, by the way, John doesn't have yet). Hayden is, likewise, a bit iffy on John for not sharing the 3I clue with them. Vytas thinks they should blindside John tonight TRIBAL COUNCIL: Beachfront Circle of Doom we go...and there's Uncle Jeff ready for our second group therapy session of the game. The guys HAVE been targeting the women, says Ciera. Hayden says the male bonding is just "how it's worked out so far". Katie's still trying to figure out the play here. Caleb says that having a clue to the 3I puts a target on you...and, if John has FOUND it, he has to decide whether it's in his best interest to let people know. John understands that the one they vote out OR their loved one will be facing Candace at the next Duel. Hayden shrugs and says the vote could potentially weaken Galang in the long run. “There are probably more layers to votes this season than we have ever had before”, says Uncle Jeff. And it is time to vote! The gang saunters to the alcove to etch the name of he or she who is out of the Tribe. Hayden votes for Rachel, Ciera for John. All others are hidden. Uncle Jeff tallies, asks for 3Is, gets no takers and reads the votes: "John :("... John... Ciera... Rachel... "Rachel <3"... Rachel.... ...and RACHEL :("! It's 5-2-1 (and the 4.5MA stays united and intact) and the graphic designer from Provo gets her torch snuffed. She will carry it to Redemption Island and join Candace and Marissa to await the next Duel. Uncle Jeff's last piece of advice? It's only six days into 39...but winning the next Challenge is becoming a MUST! CLICK HERE TO SEE THE GOINGS ON AT THE GALANG TRIBE To see this episode in its entirety or to find out how to become a contestant, go to cbs.com/survivor |
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